Sample sizes vary by question due to length of time individual questions have been available. Results are summarized below as of July 2009. Polls are open to general site traffic and therefore broadly represent the public attitudes of Big Cat Rescue website visitors.

Note: Sample sizes vary by question. These surveys are open to general website traffic and therefore serve only as general indicators of public attitudes of Big Cat Rescue website visitors. Those visitors may be significantly different from the rest of the public.

Poll questions and results:

• Do you think your neighbor should be allowed to keep big cats (anything from bobcats to tigers) in YOUR residential neighborhood? Yes (27%) 2,931; No (73%) 7,938
• How much does a politician’s animal friendly behavior influence your vote?
  • I only vote for animal friendly candidates (44%) 2,698
  • Very important (36%) 2,219
  • Somewhat important (8%) 502
  • Not important (4%) 233
  • People who care about animals shouldn’t be in office( 9%) 545
• Do you think big cats should be exhibited at fairs? Yes (15%) 1,627; No (85%) 8,882
• Should big cats be made to perform in circus acts? Yes (10%) 1,217; No (90%) 10,857
• Should it be legal to make exotic cats into coats? Yes (21%) 2,529; No (79%) 9,759
• Should it be legal to hunt bobcats? Yes (21%) 2,358; No (79%) 8,991
• Should it be legal to hunt cougars? Yes (19%) 2,225; No (81%) 9,634
• Should hunting be outlawed? Yes (75%) 8,024; No (25%) 2,692
• Should the same agency that is funded by selling permits to kill wild animals be in charge of protecting wild animals? Yes (20%) 1,532; No (80%) 6,032
• Would you support a ban on exotic cats as pets? Yes (77%) 7,484; No (23%) 2,229
• Would you support a ban on exotic animals as pets? Yes (77%) 7,186; No (23%) 2,128
• Zoos say that having animals in cages causes people to support them in the wild. Based upon the amount of money that you have given to protect habitat, based upon seeing an animal in a cage, would you say this is True or False? True (33%) 1,661; False (67%) 3,309
• Should animals be inbred to create coat colors that do not survive in the wild? Yes (8%) 299; No (92%) 3,230
• Did you know that all white tigers are created by inbreeding father to daughter, brother to sister, etc? Yes (40%) 1,155; No (60%) 1,717
• Did you know that hundreds of people have been killed or mauled by big cats in the US? Yes (42%) 62; No (58%) 84
• Did you know that having your picture made with a cub will result in that cat living a miserable life in a tiny cage, or that he may end up being killed for his bones, skin and meat? Yes (45%); 59 No (55%) 72